Packing device



April 24. 1928. 1,667,279

F. P. ALLEN PACKING DEVICE Filed Aug. 29, 1925 in (My 4 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED. STATES FLOYD P. ALLEN, CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. TO THE ENAMELPRODUCTS 'PANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, -A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

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Application filed August 29, 1925Qsena1 No. 53,262.

' The present improved packingdevice has been designed particularly forthe .purpose of facilitating the packing of enamelware such as enameltable tops, \vashtub covers and the like. Certain of these articles, forexample, such as washtub covers, are rcgw larly sold in pairs, butdespite this, the practice has persisted of individually protecting thecorners of each cover with a socalled corner pad before crating. Theobject of the present improved packing device is to provide a singlecorner pad fabricated from a single piece of cardboard orlike protectingmaterial that may be littedont-o and simultaneously protect twocorresponding corners of a pair of trays or like articles placed side byside.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention,then, consists ofithe meanshereinaftcr fully described andparticularlypointed out in 'theclaims, the annexed drawing and thefollowing description setting forth in detail certahrmechanism embodyingthe invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one ofvarious mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may beused.

In said annexed drawing Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank from which myimproved packling device is formed, the dotted lines indicating thescorings in said blank defining the lines upon which the blank isfoldedto produce the finished device; Fig. 2 is a view similar. to Fig.1 after the first folding step; 3 is an end elevation of the blank aftersuch first folding step as viewed from the lower edge in Fig. Fig. 4 isa View similar to Fig. 3 after the second folding step; Fig. 5 is a planview of the hlankas viewed from the same direction as in F 1 and 2 withone portion shown in the position occupied after such second foldingstep and the portion at the top part of the figure appearing edge on inthe position occupied after a third folding step; Fig. 6 is a view fromthe same direction as in Fig. 5 showing the blank after the finalfolding step, i. e. as completed; Fig. 7 is a view of the completeddevice as seen from a direction at right angles to Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is anelevation of one outer side and Fig. 9 of the other outer side thereof;and Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively a plan view and a side elevation ofa pair of trays having a set of mv im As" indicated above, the devicewill preferably be formedfronra sheet of corrugated board, although any;equivalent material may be emplo ved. for the purpose. As blanked out(see Fig. the device is in the formof an approximately square pad 1witlr a rectangular recess 2; extending slightly more than half Wayacross the same from one of the corners wh1ch is of course cut awacorresponding corners of tlieblank and it will be noted that the lastmentioned scorings coincide with theinuer edge of such recess 2.Similarly coinciding with the re spective lateral edges of such recessare two other scorings 5, 5,wh1ch are equidistantly COM- I provedpacking devices f tted to their corners. I

spaced from a linesynimetrically dividing the remainingcorner of theblank.

The first step in assembling or arranging the device for use is to bendup the blank along scormgs 3, 3, until the angular portions totheright'thereof, as viewed in Fig. 1, are approximately vertical to theoriginal plane of the blank (see Figs. 2 and. 3). Thereupon the portionsthus bent up with the portions thatlie between the scorings 3 and 4 arebent around such last mentioned scorings until the initially bent upportions lie approximately parallel with the original plane of theblank, as shown in Fig. 1 and the lower portion of Fig. 5'. Finally,each part thus preliminarily folded up that lies out,- side the scorings5, 5, is bent up about such scoring until the originally bent upportions are brought face to face, as shown in Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive,which represent the completed device. p

Such device it will be seen is of general triangular box-like form withtop and bottom walls 6 and 7 and an intermediate wall or partition 8 ofdouble thickness While the side walls of the box-like structure areclosed, the device is open on its inner face form a pad of theconstruction described which is adapted to receive and protect thecorners of a pair of trays than is required for a pad of the type atpresent in use which protects the corner of but one such tray. Itaccordingly is possible with this'improved device to save fully half thecost heretofore incurred for this item in the packing of such trays. Atthe same time the corners of the trays are firmly held together andthere is much less danger of their being damaged by.- coming in contactwith each other. It will be understood that while particular referencehas been mat e to the use of the device with so-called wzshtub covers,which are generally supplied in pairs, there is no limitation to the useof the device for such particular purpose, nor necessarily to articlesthat are shipped in pairs for it will be advantageous to'employ the samewherever a plurality of similar articles having corners to be protectedare to be packed.

Other-modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as re gards themechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of thefollowing claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1 A blank for a packing device of the character described, said blankbeing ap-' proximately square with a. rectangular recess extendinginwardly from one corner thereof, substantially as described.

2. A blank for a packing device of the character described, said blankbeing approximately square with a rectangular recess extending inwardlyfrom one corner thereof, and having two scorings extending transverselyof such recess and two other scorings aligned with the respective sidesof such recess.

A blank for a packing device of the character described, said blankbeing approximately square with a rectangular recess extending inwardlyfrom one corner thereof, and having two scorings extending transverselyof such recess and two other scorings aligned with the respective sidesof such recess, each such pair of scorings being symmetrically locatedwith respect to the adjacentcorners of the blank.

l. As an article of manufacture, means for packing tray-like articleshaving corners, said means comprising a protective wrapping adapted towrap about both edges of the corners of two of such articles adjacentlyplaced and have its ends tucked in therebetween.

As an article of n'ianufacture, means for packing tray-like articleshaving corners, said means comprising a cushioning wrapping adapted towrap about both edges of the corners of two of such articles adjaceutlyplaced and have its ends tucked in therebetween.

Signed by me this Z lth day of August, 1925.

FLOYD P. ALLEN,

